File FVF753 - University of Queensland Bushwalking Club Ephemera

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FVF753

Title

University of Queensland Bushwalking Club Ephemera

Date(s)

  • 1951-1965. (Creation)

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1 folder ; 36 cm.

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Name of creator

(1950-)

Administrative history

The University of Queensland Bushwalk Club (UQBWC), also known as Uck-buck, formed in 1950 after the dissolution of the Science Students Association in the same year. The aims and goals of the club: to encourage people not familiar with the bush to experience it; to develop and encourage the spread of knowledge and good practice in bushwalking; to serve as a meeting place and forum for walkers of all levels and experience; and to extend peoples experiences beyond track. Initially the club was permitted to build a stone hut in the saddle between East and West peaks of Mt Barney but with more people visiting Mt. Barney the hut was demolished in the mid-seventies. The clubs magazine was called Heybob, with a smaller issue called Mini-heybob. 'Heybob' was the clubs alternative call to 'Cooee' when calling to fellow bushwalkers.

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Scope and content

Circulars, notices, membership forms, handwritten notes, programmes, and related material. Circulars and programmes from 1951-1963 are dated; others have day and month listed only. Activities detailed in these papers include day hikes, camping, slide nights or sessions, rock-climbing, suppers and training sessions on bushwalking and hiking techniques, regular meetings. Rucksacks were purchased by the club and could be hired by members. Regular bushwalking routes and sites included Mount Barney, Stradbroke Island, the Glasshouse Mountains, Enoggera Reservoir in Ferny Grove, Cunningham's Gap, Binna Burra, and Mount Lindsay. Some personal information about the members was shared, such as when members left or returned, or were married. The care and maintenance of Dryden's Hut on Mount Barney also regularly featured.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright applies.

Language of material

  • English

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Related units of description

Related material can be found at UQFL397 University of Queensland Bushwalking Club Records

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Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991013876983503131

Libraries Australia ID

63481740

OCLC Number

1091881213

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Status

Revised

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised, SJB, 19-May-2022. Revised, Linda Justo, 17-Aug-2021. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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